I'm still sorting out a lot with my setup and of course the weather hasn't given me much opportunity recently to progress...
Anyway, last night I manage to grab some 30 sec ISO 1600 pics featuring Alpha Centauri. It's basically the first image I've got out of my setup using the EOS 6D.
I was limited to 30 sec in manual mode (the maximum preset value). My next session I hope to try for longer exposures by using the EOS Utility/WiFi software and using "bulb" mode.